Joan Crawford (right, in Daisy Kenyon) is Turner Classic Movies' next "Summer Under the Stars" star. On Monday, August 22, TCM will be showing 13 Joan Crawford movies, in addition to Peter Fitzgerald's documentary Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star, narrated by Anjelica Huston. (Curiously, Crawford is nowhere to be found in any of the 40+ films directed by Anjelica Huston's father, John Huston.) [Joan Crawford Movie Schedule.] As an MGM and WB star, Crawford is one of TCM's most visible stars. Every week, there's some Joan Crawford movie or other on TCM — at times, a number of them. Even so, there's plenty of room for variety, as Crawford made about 60 films between 1930 and 1950, roughly her (talkie) time at MGM (1930s and early '40s) and WB (late '40s). There would be even more room for variety if TCM bothered showing more of Crawford's silents. She appeared in about 25 of those, precious few of which have surfaced so far.
- 8/22/2011
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
John Gilbert, Greta Garbo in Rouben Mamoulian‘s Queen Christina Just a few days ago I was wondering if Turner Classic Movies would devote a day to the likes of John Gilbert, one of the biggest movie stars of the silent era — or any era, really. Though mostly forgotten today, Gilbert starred in numerous box-office and critical hits from 1923 to 1928, a relatively brief period but an illustrious body of work, nevertheless. Well, as part of TCM’s "Summer Under the Stars" series, Tuesday, Aug. 24, is John Gilbert Day. [John Gilbert schedule.] The good news is that fourteen Gilbert vehicles will be presented. The not-so-good news is that not one is a TCM premiere even though Time Warner should have access to several Gilbert vehicles that (to the best of my knowledge) have never been shown on television, e.g., Twelve Miles Out (1927), with Joan Crawford, Man Woman and Sin (1927) [...]...
- 8/24/2010
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
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